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Sustainable Living: Earthbag Construction

Earthbags (sometimes called sandbags) have long been used, particularly by the military for creating strong, protective barriers, or for flood control. The same reasons that make them useful for these applications carry over to creating housing: the walls are massive and substantial, they resist all kinds of severe weather, and they can be erected simply and quickly with readily available components. Burlap bags were traditionally used for this purpose, and they work fine until they eventually rot. Newer polypropylene bags have superior strength and durability, as long as they are kept away from too much sunlight. For permanent housing the bags should be covered with some kind of plaster for protection. There has been various materials used to fill the bags but the most common is a mix of moistened clay rich soil and sand that eventually solidifies in to a rock hard material.
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Construcción Con Sacos De Tierra:

La construcción con sacos de tierra (llamados también sacos de arena) es tanto antiguo como nuevo. Los Sacos de arena has sido usados, especialmente por los militares para crear barreras resistentes o el control de inundaciones. Las mismas razones que los hacen útiles para estas estructuras aplican para el uso habitacional: los muros son anchos y resistentes capaces de enfrentar gran variedad de condiciones climáticas que pueden ser erigidos simple y rápidamente con materiales comúnmente disponibles. Los sacos de arpillera han sido usados tradicionalmente para este propósito, y funcionan adecuadamente hasta el momento de su deterioro natural. Los nuevos sacos de polipropileno poseen superior resistencia y durabilidad mientras se los mantenga protegidos de la luz solar directa. Para uso habitacional permanente la estructura debe ser cubierta por estuco, preferiblemente terroso. Se han usados variados tipos de relleno para los sacos pero el mas común es una mezcla de tierra arcillosa y arena que eventualmente solidifica en un material extraordinariamente resistente.
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